Taylor's 7th Teaching and Learning Conference 2014 Proceedings (eBook)

Content Part 1 Introduction1.      Whole Teachers: An Inquiry into Krishnamurti’s Educational PhilosophyAnbananthan RathnamPart 11 Mobility & Diversity2. Project-Based Learning for Building Work and Life Skills in line with Taylor's Graduate Capabilities Tee Wee Jing3. Inside and Out: Malaysian And Non-Malaysian Tropes, The Comparative Approach, And The Works Of Tunku Halim And James Wan Ho U-minh Mahinda4. A sociocultural perspective of factors influencing academic writing from school to postsecondary education Lee Lai Fong, Gurnam Kaur Sidhu and Chan Yuen Fook5. Emotional Intelligence and Academic Achievement: A Study among Students of a Private University in Malaysia Tan Siok Inn6. Cross Cultural Challenges and Synergies Working In an International Collaboration Project Kelly Tee Pei Leng7. A study on factors affecting user's interest in using social networking sites Hong Jer Lang8. Academic Performance and Perceptions of Female Students in Civil Engineering Ni Lar Win and Khin Maung Win9. A Study on Academic Performance of International Students Ni Lar Win, San Dar Wynn and Khin Maung Win 10. Factors That Affect Students’ Mental Health: A Study at Taylor’s University School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts Final Year Students Shantini Thuraiselvam and Thang Rui Bao11. Understanding Student's Acceptance and Adoption of Web 2.0 Interactive Edu tools  Azizul Yadi bin Yaakop12. “Initially, it was Meticulous, But Now I Prefer Online”: A Case Study on the Implementation of e-Examination in Taylor’s University Rohaizan Baharuddin and Zaim Azizi Abu Bakar Part 111 Supporting & Development 13. Are students pursuing higher education aware of personal development planning and its importance? A pilot study at Taylor’s University Christian Kahl and Gerald Raj  14. Quantitative Assessment of Students Cognitive, Psychomotor, and Affective Learning Skills for Taylor’s University Engineering Programmes Reynato Andal Gamboa, Satesh Namsivayam and Ramesh Singh 15. Constructivist Learning Environments and Academic Achievement: A study of Iranian TEFL Students Mohsen Ghasemi Ariani 16. The Impact of the Physical Learning Spaces on Learning Process Mohsen Ghasemi Ariani          17. Preliminary Analysis of Learning Effectiveness between the MIB and Non MIB User Ambikai S Thurasingam and Muhd Iqbal Makmur  18. Effects of spreadsheet towards mathematics learners’ problem solving abilities            Chin Kok Fui and Sharifah Norul Akmar bt Syed Zamri 19. End of Semester Objective Structured Clinical Examinations in Taylor’s University School of Medicine Clinical School: Review of overall reliability and the domains assessed Loh Keng-Yin        , Nurjahan MI, Roland GS, KK Ong, A Rahman N 20. Developing a New Method of Mobile Learning among Distance Learners in a Public University Khoo Yin Yin, Noor Al-Huda Abdul Karim, Hafsah Taha, Norasibah Abdul Jalil, Radziah Adam 21. The Importance and Implementation of Technology for Diploma Accounting Students In The University Of Johannesburg Mohamed Karodia 22. CDIO Attainment for Taylor’s Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Program Mohamed H Nassir and Chong Chien Hwa 23. E-Learning Pilot Project: Challenges And Initiatives In The Implementation Of E-Learning in the Malaysian Studies Module at Taylor’s University Aiedah Abdul Khalek, Inayatul Kamilah Mohd Mahyuddin and Audrey Lee Kim Choo 24. Holistic Education and Teacher Professional Learning in the 21st Century Rosemary Martin 25. The Multidisciplinary Engineering Project’s Contribution towards Holistic Education: A Case Study Douglas Tong Kum Tien and Mohammad Taghi Hajibeigy   26. YouTube and English Literature: Beyond the Chalk and Board Malissa Maria Mahmud, Chandra Reka Ramachandiran and Ismail Othman            27. An Empirical Study of Determinants of Teachers' Effectiveness in Higher Education Institutions in Pakistan Muhammad Asif Khan 28. The Impact of Holistic Education Approaches on First-Year Experience of Business Undergraduates: Promoting Interactive and Creative Learning Environments R.Ratneswary V.Rasiah 29. Learning enhancement through blended learning environment via learning management system, social learning platform and video: A case study at Taylor's University Tee Wee Jing, Sharon Lim Pui Voon, Sarojini Devi Nagappan and Wong Seng Yue 30. The Perceptions of MOOC among Learners Based on Activity Theory Goh Wei Wei, Sukhminder Kaur and Addy Chion Zheng Hao        31. What have students gained from college experience Cheong Kok Choy and Bessie Ong 32. 2D Side-Scrolling Game: Applying Motivation and Digital Game Based Learning (DGBL) in English LearningWong Seng Yue, Tee Wee Jing and Mohamad Al-Azhar Bin Jasman 33. A Survey Analysis: Students Interest in Simplification Game Development Tools for Creative Learning Wong Seng Yue, Tee Wee Jing, Sarojini Devi Nagappan and Sien Ka-Shing            34. Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus: Application and Effectiveness of e-Learning Tools for Students Learning Activities Wong Seng Yue, Tee Wee Jing and Choo Wou Onn 35. Design Model for Integrating Learning Activity Management System (LAMS), Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) and Flipped Classroom in Taylor’s Integrated Moodle e-Learning System (TIMeS) Wong Seng Yue, Tee Wee Jing and Sharon Lim Pui Voon 36. Holistic Assessment: Creating Assessment with Students Simon Williams and Lim Chong Hin 37. Outcome Base Approach for a New Pharmacoinformatics Course for Bachelor of Pharmacy Programme  Long Chiau Ming, Yee Siew Mei, Ahmad Mazli Muhammad, Mumtaz Hussain and Mohamed Mansor Manan 38. X-Space: A way forward?  The perception of Taylor’s University students’ on collaborative learning spaces Sheila Yvonne Jayasainan and Mr Hardip Singh Rekhraj 39. Practical Tips To Facilitate CO:PO Mapping and DocumentationWong Yuet Yen, Neoh Chin Fen, Long Chiau Ming, Yee Siew Mei, Ahmad Mazli Muhammad 40. Blended Learning in Engineering Education: Curriculum Redesign and Development    Lim Jen Nee Jones and Esyin Chew 41. Education Quality and Learning Outcomes In Higher Education Institutions In Pakistan Dr. Muhammad Asif Khan 42. Can Future Teachers ready to be the ICT Change Agents? Mohd Khairezan Rahmat 43. The Influence of Mobile Learning on Learner’s Absorptive Capacity: A Case of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Learning Environment Ho Ree Chan and Hiang K Chua 44 The Impact of Digital Literacy Training On Learning Performance Of University Students In A Problem-Based Learning Environment.Loh Kah Heng             45. Holistic Education in a Preparatory High School: An Innovative Program to Prepare Students for the Future Yong Foo Seng and Khoo Li Lin 46. Students’ Patterns and Level of Social Interaction in an Online Forum Irfan Naufal Umar and Kamalambal a/p Durairaj 47. Active Learning in Higher Education: A Case Study Chan Yuen Fook, Gurnam Kaur Sidhu and Lee Lai Fong Part 1V Networking & Collaboration48. Establishing a Holistic Approach for Postgraduate Supervision Gurnam Kaur Sidhu, Sarjit Kaur, Chan Yuen Fook and Lee Lai Fong         49. Conceptualizing A Framework In Evaluating A Collaboration Model Using Technology For Developing Lesson Contents Vikneswaran Nair, Justin Nathan and Tarana G Ramchand  Part V Other Areas50. The Relationship between Students’ Malaysian Certificate of Education Forecast Results and Academic Performance in Business Studies at Pre-university Chin Sok Fun  and Lim Ooi Wei51. Final Year Engineering Project and its Contribution to Holistic Education Douglas Tong Kum Tien, Reynato Andal Gamboa and Satesh Narayana Namasivayam52. Learning of Web Quality Evaluation: A Case Study of Malaysia National Museum Web-site Using WebQEM Approach Reza Meimandi Parizi, Azween Abdullah and Hemalatha Ramalingam